Overview

For historical fiction fans of women’s untold true stories, an early twentieth century novel about Jo van Gogh who battled the male-dominated art elite in her fifteen-year crusade to save her genius brother-in-law Vincent from obscurity. 

In the tradition of The Paris Bookseller and Her Hidden Genius, the story of a real woman overshadowed in history by the giant talent she saved, Vincent van Gogh.

How did a failed belligerent Dutch painter become one of the greatest artists of our time? 

In 1891, timid Jo van Gogh Bonger lives safely in the background of her art dealer husband Theo’s passionate work to sell unknown artists, especially his ill-fated dead brother Vincent. When Theo dies unexpectedly, Jo’s brief happiness is shattered. Her inheritance—hundreds of unsold paintings by Vincent—is worthless. Pressured to move to her parents’ home, Jo defies tradition, opening a boarding house to raise her infant son alone, and choosing to promote Vincent’s art herself. But her ingenuity and persistence draw the powerful opposition of a Parisian art dealer who vows to stop her once and for all, and so sink Vincent into obscurity.

Saving Vincent reveals there was more than one genius in the Van Gogh family.

Review

This is the wonderful story of Jo van Gogh. She was the wife of Vincent’s brother. When her husband, Theo, passed away. Jo took up his passion for art. She did this so her young son would have an inheritance. But her strength and ingenuity gave the world a magnificent gift.

Jo was truly a smart lady. She struggled against the restrictions of unmarried women and her family. But her intelligence and fortitude kept her going.

This is a very well researched novel and I learned a great deal. It does have quite a few mundane details but this is just a minor issue.

Need a unique historical fiction…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel for a honest review.

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